When an American tourist is murdered in the south of France, the police must investigate. In this movie, the police inspector re-creates the girl's journeys through France until the murder is solved. Suspicions are narrowed down to four possible perpetrators early on, and flashbacks illuminate the roles each one played in the girl's vacation.
L'institutrice
With little or no embellishment, filmmaker Marguerite Duras offers a simple, often wordless chronicle of a woman's day. She and her friend are seen doing yard work, talking about their families and receiving the occasional visitor. The brightest spot in the day is when a washing machine salesman comes to call.
La princesse
Madame Neuil
In 1917, the First World War is raging. Julien is from Luxemburg, so instead of having to go to war he studies piano in Paris. One day his friend Jacques, also a musician and now a fighter pilot on the front, invites him to spend a few days in his family's empty house in Bray. The housekeeper, a beautiful stoic woman lets Julien in, but his friend is late and he is obliged to wait. In the meantime, he starts reminiscing of the pre-war days spent with his friend and Jacques' girlfriend Odile.
Dorine
French television adaptation of Moliere's play.
A character from the hotel
男が、整然とシンメトリックに設計された庭を持つ城館にまぎれこむ。そこでは社交界のお歴々が集まり、退屈なパーティに興じている。男は誰の気にもかけられずに館内を歩き回り、女を見つける。女とは去年に会っていた、マリエンバートで。しかし女にはその記憶がなく、男を拒絶し続けるのだったが…。
